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Natural gas: changing the Middle East energy landscape
The Middle East faces a natural gas puzzle: while the region holds 40% of the world's proven gas reserves some countries find themselves gas short. In this speech, Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director of Shell Upstream International, discusses how the region's gas exporting nations could exploit their export opportunities while ensuring that gas importing nations can obtain their supplies reliably. Solving the puzzle requires unlocking more of the region's hard-to-access sour gas and tight gas resources, and investing more in regional and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. It also needs policies that promote energy efficiency and conservation, including gas prices that reflect the rising cost of tougher domestic gas production and more supplies from imports.
Natural gas: changing the Middle East energy landscape
Figure 1: Unlocking Kuwait's Jurassic Gas
More recently – in February of this year – Kuwait Oil Company and Shell agreed to work together to develop Kuwait's Jurassic gas fields.
It's an important project for Kuwait as it seeks to enhance security of natural gas supply as the cleanest burning fossil fuel, by extracting gas from challenging tight, sour, high pressure reservoirs.And it's relevant for the wider region.
That's because this region faces a gas puzzle.
The Middle East and North Africa region has over 40% of the world's proven gas reserves and, with scope for new discoveries, it is set to play a pivotal role in the global LNG market.
At the same time, domestic demand is burgeoning – fuelled by economic growth, low gas prices, and a gradual switch from oil to gas for power generation.As a result, some Middle East countries face natural gas shortages.
This is the puzzle that needs to be solved.
Before we zoom in on the Middle East and discuss how to do that, let's review the global context for a moment.
What are the global natural gas trends that will also influence the Middle East?
Global natural gas outlook
First of all, global gas demand is likely to grow by around 2% per year, probably for several decades.
By 2030, we're looking at up to 4.5 trillion cubic metres (tcm) of gas per year, compared with 3.1tcm today. That's a rise of almost 50%.
Most of this demand growth will come from the electricity sector, where increased reliance on natural gas is an affordable and fast route to lower CO2 emissions.
A modern gas plant emits only half the CO2 of a modern coal plant, and 70% less than decades-old steam turbine coal plants, of which there are still hundreds in operation in North America, Europe and China. Many of these will be decommissioned in the next 5-15 years.
In deciding what replaces all that old coal capacity, governments and utilities are beginning to realise that natural gas capacity is both faster and cheaper to install than other new-build sources of electricity – and much easier to link into intermittent wind or solar electricity than either coal or nuclear.
But what about the supplies?
Well, in principle there's enough gas around. The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest Outlook speaks of total technically recoverable gas resources worth 250 years of current global production.
It will cost a lot of money to get enough gas out of the ground.
According to the IEA, to grow supplies by 40% over the next twenty years, cumulative global investment of some $5 trillion will be needed (or $250 billion a year).
But to realise this, the industry will have to use an array of innovative production methods.
Over the next decade, technological advances will further accelerate the expansion in unconventional gas production, which has already proved to be such a game-changer in North America.
By 2020, our industry will be producing from shale gas, coal bed methane, tight gas and sour gas resources in a host of new locations beyond North America.
To see the direction of travel, you only have to look at China.
As China seeks to diversify its energy supply, the government has thrown its weight behind natural gas. It aims to more than double its share of the primary energy mix to around the 8-10% mark by 2020.
Tens of thousands of kilometres of new pipelines are planned. The result will be a more flexible and integrated gas market, allowing China to import more LNG, in addition to pipeline gas from Central Asia and Russia.
China's annual gas demand – which stands at around 100 billion cubic metres today, is likely to double, and could even triple by 2020.
As a result, China will likely overtake Japan as the largest gas market in Asia by 2015.
"… natural gas capacity is faster and cheaper to install than other new-build sources of electricity…"
LNG imports into China are likely to grow fast. To date, China has contracted some 25-30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), and I expect that some 20 mtpa more will have been contracted within three or four years for deliveries later in the decade.
Global LNG market developments
Developments in China are part of a broader story of rising demand for LNG.
Despite the difficult LNG short-term market we have today, world-wide LNG demand is likely to grow – and grow much faster than overall gas demand.
In fact, it could double this decade. This growth will be driven not only by China, but also by Europe's growing import dependency, and by a host of countries in Asia that will begin importing LNG, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Pakistan, and here in the Middle East, Kuwait, Dubai and Bahrain.
And why this focus on LNG? It's because LNG offers unique supply security advantages because of its flexibility. Unlike pipelines, LNG ships can follow demand as it shifts and fluctuates around the world.
Right now, supplies are growing at the rate of around 6-8% per year, around three times the rate of natural gas overall. And the number of LNG exporters is likely to increase by nearly one third by 2015.
So the LNG sector will have to continue its rapid expansion and innovation to keep pace with the growing demand.
For example, this decade will see the industry converting Coal Bed Methane into LNG in Australia. Shell and PetroChina's planned acquisition of Arrow Energy marks our involvement in this exciting area.
This new joint venture will help meet growing demand for cleaner energy in Australia and international markets through the export of LNG.
We also see progress on innovations like floating LNG, which will allow gas liquefaction at sea, instead of having to build pipelines to the coast. That will open up gas resources once considered too remote or expensive to tap.
An added advantage is that once production from one gas field has been completed, the 3.5 million tonnes per annum floating LNG facility can then be re-deployed to another.
Shell's floating LNG plans for Australia are most advanced, but we think that there may be opportunities to use the concept in the wider Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Mediterranean and West-Africa.
So between now and 2030, the global natural gas story is one of surging demand, massive investment, tremendous innovation, and rapid globalisation of LNG.
Middle East and North Africa: the gas export opportunity
Where does this leave the Middle East?
Three of the world's top four gas reserve holders are here: Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Middle East currently supplies around a fifth of world cross-border LNG trade. And it is expected to deliver over half of new LNG supply to 2015, driven by growth in Qatar, Egypt and Libya and, in addition, nearly all new global GTL supply.
Shell has been involved in the region's LNG exporting industry from the beginning.
In 1964, the world's first commercial natural gas liquefaction plant came on stream in Algeria, using Shell technology.
That same year, Shell undertook the management of the first two LNG ships ever built. My cousin was actually Chief Engineer on one of them, the Methane Princess. Today, we have involvement in around a quarter of the global LNG fleet.
In Oman we have been involved in exporting LNG as a partner in Oman LNG (OLNG) since 2000, and through OLNG as a partner in Qalhat LNG, a project that was added 5 years later, under construction management by Shell. Both projects have excellent track records.
In Qatar, Shell has a 30% stake in a joint venture with Qatargas, known as Qatargas 4. LNG from the plant will go to China, Dubai and the United States. And we are working hard to send even more gas towards the East.
We're also happy at our role working with the Qatargas transport company, Nakilat, in operating and maintaining their fleet of 25 new-built LNG vessels.
Pearl GTL
Figure 2: Pearl GTL, towards completion
In Qatar, we are also building our flagship GTL (gas-to-liquids) project – Pearl GTL.
When finished, it will be the world's largest GTL plant. Currently, more than 50,000 workers from 60 nations are at work on a site the size of 350 football fields, one of the world's largest industrial developments.
Gas-to-liquids technology will take gas into new markets. Pearl GTL will produce enough GTL fuel to fill over 160,000 cars a day and enough synthetic base oil each year to make lubricants for more than 225 million cars. Last year, we secured approval for the use of GTL kerosene blend in commercial aircraft, only the fourth time in 100 years of aviation history that a new fuel has been so approved.
Shortly afterwards, Qatar Airways flew the first GTL-fuelled commercial airliner, from London to Doha, with paying passengers.
In short, there are plenty of opportunities in the global gas market.
But these global opportunities represent only one side of the coin.
Growing domestic demand for gas
The other side is domestic demand growth in the Middle East itself.
The region's strong economy is driving local gas demand higher. More gas will be needed for the switch from oil to gas in the power sector, for a growing industrial sector, and for injection into oil reservoirs to enhance oil recovery.
As a result, the region's gas consumption is predicted to grow by about 5% per annum, similar to that of China, and twice as fast as that of the major European economies.
Which brings me to the question of how to solve the Middle East's gas puzzle of resource abundance, export opportunities and rising domestic demand.
I believe the solution has three crucial elements:
- first, increasing natural gas supplies through exploration and development;
- second, expanding the region's natural gas and LNG infrastructure;
- and third, adjustment of the region's gas pricing policies.
Solving the gas puzzle: increasing domestic gas supplies
Let's first look at the potential for increasing domestic gas supplies.
One reason for the imbalance is that natural gas in the Middle East is not distributed evenly and a lot of it is difficult to access.
Of the currently known accumulations totaling more than 70tcm (~2500 tcf), almost 80% is in two countries, Iran and Qatar.
Of the remaining volume outside these two countries, around 70% is in associated gas accumulations.
Associated gas is tied to oil production so its use is not flexible. If oil production quotas go down, then a country dependent upon associated gas can find itself gas short.
Conversely, if oil production increases, that country must find something to do with the gas.
This sounds like a nice problem to have but in reality it isn't so easy, as is evidenced by the amount of gas that is flared.
There is of course real value in capturing associated gas instead of flaring it.
Iraq is a case in point. We signed a provisional Heads of Agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil in 2008, setting out the commercial principles to establish a JV with the aim of capturing and processing natural gas in southern Iraq that otherwise gets flared.
By end 2009 , projects jointly executed by Shell and South Gas Company had already resulted in 135 million cubic feet per day of gas and 500 tonnes per day of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) being gathered that was previously flared. Even before any binding deal was in place. This represents 20% of the currently flared gas, and over a third of the current Iraqi LPG import requirements.
Gathering associated gas is important, but won't be enough to satisfy the region's long-term gas requirements.
We also need to increase production of non-associated gas resources.
For example, in Saudi Arabia, which is the third biggest gas reserve holder after Iran and Qatar, with roughly 260 tcf (7.5 tcm) of discovered resources, we estimate that about:
60% of the gas is associated gas.
Of the remaining 100 tcf of free gas, 75% is in accumulations that are sour or in tight reservoirs, or both.
Leaving about 25 tcf of "easy" conventional free gas to be developed.
That is still a lot of gas but not enough for the significant long-term energy requirements of Saudi Arabia.
There is more gas to be found in Saudi Arabia where the US Geological Survey yet-to-find estimate is for 640 tcf (18 tcm), the most in the Middle East.
But much of that gas is also likely to be found in tight reservoirs. And much of it will contain hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. Treatment of that gas is a costly and technology-intensive activity.
Fortunately, development of tight and sour gas resources is possible with the right technologies.
In Shell we have six decades of experience in sour gas development – especially in Canada – including one field with up to 90% hydrogen sulphide.
At the peak of production, the Shell-operated Canadian sour gas fields produced well over 1 billion cubic feet per day of gas – that's roughly three quarters of Kuwait's entire gas production in 2008.
So, clearly, this kind of experience will help us to give the right kind of support to Kuwait Oil Company in developing Kuwait's sour Jurassic fields.
In Oman, as JV partner in PDO, we're building a miscible gas injection project to enhance recovery from the Harweel oil field.
The Harweel project is particularly challenging. It involves the injection of associated sour gas - with 4% hydrogen sulphide and 15 % carbon dioxide - at very high pressures of 550 to 600 bar. The aim is to enhance the Harweel oil field's recovery factor from about 10% to some 40%.
The sour gas challenge goes beyond upstream operations.
It also involves developing commercially attractive products from the sulphur that gets produced as a by-product from sour gas fields.
I'm happy to say we've have had some success at Shell in doing so.
One product, Thiocrete, replaces cement in concrete and could reduce the lifecycle CO2 impact of concrete by 30-50%.
Another product, Thiopave – sulphur-enhanced asphalt – has been named a low-carbon technology by the Alberta government in Canada, which means you can get carbon offsets for using it there.
We've only just begun to market these products, but it's already clear they have the potential to absorb large volumes of sulphur.
I hope they can therefore help unlock more Middle East contaminated gas resources.
But to achieve gas supply security for all countries in the Middle East and North Africa, still more is needed.
While there is much gas to be found by exploration, most of this gas is likely to be found in the same countries that hold current resources.
LNG: option for Middle East importers
So the second element to solving the gas puzzle is to continue investing in the infrastructure that enables countries with a gas deficit to import their needs.
In that context, LNG is an interesting option.
By investing in LNG regasification terminals, countries can tap into the fast-globalising LNG market and diversify their gas supplies.
Regasification terminals can be built rapidly, in three years or less. And thanks to the freedom of the seas they do not require the same bilateral agreements on which cross-border pipelines depend.
Who would have predicted only five years ago that one of the very first LNG cargos from the Sakhalin II project in eastern Russia would be delivered to Kuwait?
Dubai currently has a regas terminal under construction and will probably be the second country in the region to import LNG. Bahrain is likely to follow.
The Gulf region's market is attractive for exporters because of its anti-cyclical nature. GCC countries require LNG in the summer –
for air conditioning and cooling – when demand in Europe and Asia is low.
So in addition to finding and developing more gas supply, we need more investment in regional infrastructure, including and in particular for LNG.
Low regional gas prices
A common factor to unlock both the domestic gas and LNG potential is the tricky question of gas price.
Part of the reason for the gas supply challenge in this region is a history of low natural gas pricing.
There have been times when regional gas prices were a fifth of the gas price of the UK and US, a tenth of gas prices in the Far East and less than one-twelfth of the energy equivalent price of oil.
While the availability of cheap gas has helped drive industrial growth and keep inflation low, it has also encouraged relatively high per capita consumption of energy and water.
Some countries – mainly net gas exporters - can subsidise domestic gas with the income from exports.
But other countries are only likely to attract imports at competitive export prices.
So I'm not surprised that countries in the Middle East are increasingly seeking to develop energy policies that promote energy efficiency and conservation – as a way to keep open options for future generations.
Part of such an approach could be for industrial users to pay gas prices that reflect the increasing cost of more difficult domestic gas production and the increasing proportion of supplies coming from imports.
Egypt, which I visited two weeks ago, has done exactly that: in May 2008, the Egyptian government announced an increase in the price of natural gas to energy intensive industries by nearly 60%. This resulted in significant cuts in the government's energy subsidy bill.
As we look to the future, policymakers in the Middle East face a fascinating gas puzzle.
The global gas market offers opportunities for exporters to capitalise on their resources.
At the same time, there is a growing local market for gas. And a growing number of countries will have to increase gas imports to meet their domestic needs.
Strong partnerships between National Oil Companies and International Oil Companies will be needed for deploying the technologies to increase domestic gas production.
These partnerships will also be important in moving gas out of the region, into the region, or across the region, as LNG, GTL or through pipelines.
NOCs can benefit through these partnerships from existing positions of the IOCs in the gas value chain.
But that in itself won't be enough: to fully realise the region's gas potential, it would help if gas prices began to reflect global trends.
Natural gas is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel and has many other advantages that make it a highly attractive fuel for the electricity sector.
These benefits of gas are important to policy makers in Europe and Asia, especially China, as they move to increase their countries' reliance on natural gas through long-term LNG supply deals.
As the countries in the Middle East ponder their energy future, I am convinced that they will conclude that natural gas has many benefits and could change the region's energy landscape – and quite literally help clear the air.
Thank you.


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Monday, October 14, 2013 - 4:29pm
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Red chile harvest is still in full swing in New Mexico but labor shortages have plagued growers all year.
Chile growers in Hatch said they experienced a shortage in workers earlier this season with the green chile harvest.
The lack of labor slowed the amount of green chile that was picked up before the rains.
Now during red chile harvest, growers are seeing the same shortages from before.
They said they haven't had major losses but the shortage of workers is an issue.
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Friday, July 22
Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 39,839
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - John Lannan beat the Dodgers with his arm and his bat Friday, leading the Washington Nationals to a 7-2 victory in the opener of a three game series.
Lannan (7-6) went 6 1/3 innings, giving up two runs -- one earned -- on three hits, while fanning six and walking four. In addition to his pitching performance, Lannan also hit his first career home run and came up with a single for the Nats, who had lost three of their last four.
Jerry Hairston Jr. cracked a grand slam to break the game open in the ninth inning and Michael Morse added an RBI double.
Hiroki Kuroda (6-12) worked 6 1/3 innings, yielding three runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking three. He's dropped nine of his last 10 decisions.
Aaron Miles ripped a double, while Andre Ethier and Juan Rivera picked up the other two hits for the Dodgers, who have lost five of their last six games.
Down 3-2 in the seventh, Los Angeles put a runner in scoring position when Miles doubled off the left field wall with one out. Sean Burnett was then summoned from the bullpen. Burnett got Tony Gwynn Jr. to ground out, although Miles advanced to third. Burnett shook off the pressure and caught Rafael Furcal looking at strike three to end the inning.
Washington broke the game open in the ninth on Hairston's one-out grand slam to left. The Dodgers used three pitchers in the inning. Rick Ankiel doubled off Mike MacDougal to start the frame. Ian Desmond walked with one out. Hong-Chih Kuo took over on the mound, but walked pinch-hitter Jesus Flores. Hairston then faced Matt Guerrier and smacked a 3-2 fastball over the wall in left field for his third career grand slam.
"I knew he didn't want to walk [me] so I wanted to be a little aggressive in the zone," Hairston said. "I was just looking for a pitch out over the plate and wanted to put a good swing on it. Fortunately I was able to hit it hard."
Washington opened the scoring in its first at-bat when Morse doubled to left with two outs to score Ryan Zimmerman.
The Nats extended their lead in the second when Lannan crushed a fastball deep into the seats in right field. The hit plated Desmond, who singled with two outs.
Los Angeles pulled within 3-2 in the fourth. Matt Kemp worked a leadoff walk and Rivera followed with a double to right. Juan Uribe reached safely on an error by Desmond to score Kemp. The Dodgers were unable to take further advantage however. Rod Barajas popped out for the first out of the inning, Another Desmond error allowed Jamey Carroll to reach first base. Kuroda moved the runners to second and third on a sacrifice bunt and Gwynn grounded out to end the inning.
"Obviously we have to put some numbers on the board," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Other than the one inning there, we didn't really mount a whole lot of charges after that. The main thing is we need to throw some numbers up there and give ourselves chances."
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text: Seniors: It's yearbook picture time St. Thomas Newsroom November 9, 1999 Seniors: It's time for your last school picture — and this one goes into the Aquinas yearbook. Sign up through Nov. 12 near the Aquinas Office on the third floor of Murray-Herrick Campus Center. Pictures will be taken Nov. 15-19 in Room 304 (third-floor lounge), Murray-Herrick Campus Center. There is a $20 sitting fee. Questions? Call (651) 962-5263. RelatedSeniors: Sign up to have your photo taken for the Aquinas YearbookSome Wednesday yoga classes will change time and locationSay farewell to Tom Rochon at reception May 20Information sessions on next year's budget will be held today and March 15


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Bindu - Gateway to Himalayan Wisdom
This website is for people who hunger for a real connection with the core of life, who want more joy and less stress and are ready to be the conscious designer of their destiny rather than victim of circumstances.
In this website you'll find:
- The wisdom, philosophy, lifestyle and practices of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition;
- A calendar listing opportunities to connect with teachers in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition;
- News from the Tradition.
Join a monthly meditation • Attend a retreat • Read and be inspired
2015 Children's Retreat
Swami Veda Bharati holds the prestigious title of Mahamandaleshwara in the Swami order of monks. He is also the Chancellor of HIHT University, Dehradun, which was established by Master Swami Rama. He has authored approximately 18 books on Indian spirituality including a 1500 page comprehensive commentary on two of the four chapters of Patanjali's Yoga-sutras. Before taking the vows of Swamihood in 1992, Swami Veda Bharati was known as Dr. Usharbudh Arya.
Dear loving Spiritual Parent,
All parents like to have their children grow up with spiritual values but do not always have the opportunity to make their wish fulfilled.
So far we have had two children's retreats at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. It had children of all ages; there was even one 82 year old child by the name of Swami Veda Bharati!
We all had a great silence, learning, inspiration, laughter and fun.
One parent donated 40 trees and the children planted these and they gave names to the trees. Come see!
On the last day all the children gathered around me and begged me to have such a retreat every year and I agreed.
Attached herewith please find a book list suitable for parents who want to raise children with a glow of divinity.
Please give my love to your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Do please write soon. I cannot manage without seeing children for so long.
Always in your service
and in Service of Gurudeva
Swami Veda Bharati
(Note: Articles and photos about the 2014 Yoga Youth and Children's Retreat will be in the upcoming January 2015 edition of the AHYMSIN Newsletter.)
January 2015 Newsletter published by Daniel W Prideaux
January 2015 Newsletter Contents
- Self Transformation
- Kathopanishad; a Series of Contemplations on Life and Death by Swami Nitya
- Don't Destroy, Live and Love Life by Dr. Dinesh Sharma
- Ammaji's Corner
- KHEL News
- Twitter Fan? See Swami Veda Quotes
- AHYMSIN e-mail directory
To read the newsletter in its entirety, please see: http://www.swamiveda.org/html/newsletter.html
Motto For All Future Silence Days
Swami Veda Bharati holds the prestigious title of Mahamandaleshwara in the Swami order of monks. He is also the Chancellor of HIHT University, Dehradun, which was established by Master Swami Rama. He has authored approximately 18 books on Indian spirituality including a 1500 page comprehensive commentary on two of the four chapters of Patanjali's Yoga-sutras. Before taking the vows of Swamihood in 1992, Swami Veda Bharati was known as Dr. Usharbudh Arya.
Eat only when you are fasting
Be still while running
Speak only when in silence.
The second Sanskrit sutra here is left untranslated to keep it secret. Those who are true practitioners will find out and learn.
Many sadhakas say: I am anyway silent most of the day.
However, it is not silence if you are silent because you just happen to be alone!
Silence is silence when you have the intention, make the sankalpa, to keep a spiritual silence and then your mind is filled with spiritual contemplation and mantra, whether sitting, eating, bathing, lying down or running.
Note: Amavasya Mauni (No Moon Day of Silence) will be observed on 20thJanuary 2015. For more information, please see http://ahymsin.org/main/practice/mauni-amavasya-silence-day-20th-january-2015.html
AHYMSIN Newsletter, December 2014
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Yogis in the Snow by Swami Veda Bharati
- Teaching Children by Swami Rama
- HYT-TTP Newsletter, November 2014 by Maryon Maass
- Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC) at Lakshmi Devi Academy by Bhola Shanker Dabral
- Learning to Forgive by Daniel Hertz
- Are You Prepared? by Randall Krause
- Dear Yoga Mentor
- Yoga and Martial Arts
- Inspirations by Meeta Jagtap
- The Recent Initiators' Retreat by Swami Ritavan Bharati
- Teaching Yoga to Children in Hungary by Mónika Bertalan
A new book: The Fullness Within, Answers to Questions of Life and Self-Realization
The book is in English.
Christmas Message 2014
To my most beloved soul-kin
For Christmas 2014 and new year
St.John of the Cross sang of the night when he, like the Buddha, left all cares behind and his 'house' was all stilled. He sang in eight stanzas.
En una noche oscura con ansias en amores inflamada
!Oh dichosa ventura! Sali sin ser notada,
Estando ya mi casa sosegada
On a dark night with intense love burning
Oh good fortune!
I departed unnoticed
Myhouse was all stilled...
... leaving all cares forgotten among the lilies.
Three thousand years before St. John the Rishi of the Veda sang also a hymn to Night
That Is Dawn, in eight stanzas.
रात्रीव्यख्यदायतीपुरुत्रादेव्यक्षभि: ।
Silent Night
(Paraphrased from Vedic hymn)
Night with myriad eyes in all directions
Has come bearing us the gift of Discerning Wisdom1;
O, how many glories has She be-sparked.
This expansive and immortal one
Has flooded the lower and higher places2with light;
She dispels, wards off, all that is of darkness within us.
When this celestial Lady comes forth
She makes emerge Her sister Dawn,
And darkness flees in terror far.
She is ours today, and we are Hers;
We settle in Her ways as we are led;
She settles us into Her shelter
Like trees settle birds down.
All the nomadic groups3have settled;
Those with feet, with wings, have settled.
The hawks that fly hunting have settled too.
Drive from us the violent beast (lioness?)
And thief4; O Thou who ever come in waves5.
Be Thou our own more beauteous self!
Darkness has shaped us into its forms,
And black manifestation6called the world;
Blow it away, O Dawn7,
Like a debt forever discharged.
I compose these words unto Thee.
Do accept my gift, Heaven's Daughter!
They are my paean sung for Thee Victorious.
Rig-Veda X.127.1-8
Hymn to the Night (Ratri Sukta)
I wish for you and yours such a Silent Night when your entire inner house is stilled and you leave all
Your cares among the lilies.
I send you the fruits of my loving meditations
So you can make an eternal fruit cake
Swami Veda Bharati
1Final realization comprising the discernment between matter and spirit; that all my faculties constituted of matter are non-self; I am spiritual self.
2Lower and higher centers of consciousness.
3Wandering senses, unsettled faculties, perturbed states of mind. They have feet and wings, and fly off to hunt like hawks.
4The beast and the thief within us, esp. the thief who has stolen our very self from us.
5The Great Mother is called Tri-pura-sundari: She the Beauty of the three universes who touches us in spiritual waves. The primary text extolling Her is Saundaryalahari, Wave of Beauty.
6Tamas, one of the three constituents of our Nature (prakrti), is synonymous with that "heaviness" and inertia that turns energy into forms and keeps them such. Its symbolic colour is black. The energy of our Nature is so subtle that it is intangible but tamas keeps it in the "heavy" manifest dark shapes and forms, including our own. The Night that is Light is being asked to dissolve this darkness of shapes and forms, to return energy to its primordial state of consciousness.
7Because this Night is the Night of profound spiritual silence that is light, She is addressed as Dawn.
Silent Night is that state of the soul wherein all disturbing glitter ceases, senses are abandoned, and the word night becomes synonymous with spiritual light. Only then God's manifestation can be born in the poor manger of your body and personality.
At first, Dawn of knowing seems to emerge from Night, till we realize that here Night Herself may be sung to as Dawn.
To understand this, do read, in preparation for the celebration of the silent night:St John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul, and his own commentary on the same.
Then read the hymn from the Veda again.


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danibx on 12/14/2014 1:32:00 PM more reviews by danibx
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool Hair: Black, Curly, Coarse Eyes: Blue
I use the Shade Dark Brown in this eyebrow pencil and love it. The only complaint i have is when i dont press on super hard with the pencil and i try to "lightly" apply my eyebrows the colour comes out quite gingery which means i always have to vigorously use the pencil and press on hard.
However when pressing on harder with the pencil the colour is perfect.
The brush as the end of the pencil is quite good aswell however i feel it would be better with a regular round spool.
Good overall :-) x
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Divandria on 11/25/2014 8:30:00 AM more reviews by Divandria
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Dark Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I have it in the shade black brown and it's the perfect shade for me. It's not too dark at all. My only complaint is that the the pencil is a bit short for the price..
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GreenFruit on 11/11/2014 4:58:00 PM more reviews by GreenFruit
Age: 30-35 Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Green
Dark Brown is RED and hard as a rock. Don't apply any pressure or the ugly red lead will just fall off. Straight to the garbage.
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Hooverbunny on 9/7/2014 7:30:00 PM more reviews by Hooverbunny
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
CVS had these on sale so cheap that I had to try. I love the built in brush. The brown is good for me with dark brown hair. I used if for special occasions until after menopause my eyebrows disappeared! It will last most of the day unless you sweat. Not waterproof!
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Loopzie on 8/21/2014 9:42:00 AM more reviews by Loopzie
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
Great eyebrow pencil
Long lasting great colour- dark brown, but wish there were more shades and the brush at the end isn't all that great. But it's worth the money and lasts forever!
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Talrice on 8/14/2014 11:29:00 PM more reviews by Talrice
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I tend to like more natural brows as opposed to a power brow, and I feel like this pencil does the job. I bought mine in black-brown and as another person said, the color is pretty dark (which happened to work out perfectly for me since I'm asian and have hair that looks black in some light but dark brown in other light).
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dinosaurseatghosts on 8/7/2014 10:19:00 PM more reviews by dinosaurseatghosts
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown, Straight Eyes: Green
Decent eyebrow pencil for the price. However, it doesn't last all day, it can look a bit unnaturally red/ruddy (and I like my brows to have a warmish color) and the brush on the end isn't that high of a quality. :/
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*TOP REVIEWER* prettypollyperkins on 7/31/2014 11:00:00 AM more reviews by prettypollyperkins
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Olive Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
Best eyebrow pencil for the price, but note that the Black/Brown is more black than brown, so it's darker than other ranges' black/brown shades (I'm thinking specifically of Clinique which tends to be a very dark brown). I'm giving it five lippies as it seems like a perfectly adequate replacement for my Clinique Superfine Liner for Brows, should last much longer and it gives brows a fairly natural yet polished look - no clown brows for me! And the brush lid is handy, though not as good as a spoolie. UPDATE: Hmm, I've given this a really good trial and I've noticed that unlike my Clinique brow liner, sometimes it smudges or looks unnatural by the end of the day. My Clinique doesn't shift and the colour match is superior. Not as great as I initially thought but still worth having for quick everyday filling in. But pricewise it's still a steal so I'm only dropping one lippie.
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starlette17 on 6/26/2014 12:12:00 AM more reviews by starlette17
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Blue
Love this!! Only $3.49 at Walmart, it's a crazy bargain. I used this a few years ago, and tried some other products out like MAC, Anastasia, ELF brow kit, Milani brow pen, UD Eyeshadows, etc... I decided to go back to this and I forgot how much I love it. It glides on great and creates full, natural brows and most importantly - it STAYS on. I have very sparse brows and nothing bothers me more than at the end of the day, seeing that half of my brows are gone - yikes! LOVE this. I have it in Hazel, I have medium/dark blonde hair and light brown eyebrows and this is great color for me.
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*TOP REVIEWER* KatWKSF on 5/22/2014 9:58:00 AM more reviews by KatWKSF
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
As much as I absolutely love the Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal pencils, I did not like this one at all. I use the Kohl Kajal pencil in the taupe shade for my brows. and it is the PERFECT ash shade and it does NOT budge. I have been contemplating dyeing my hair a little darker, so I thought I would pick up a brow pencil in a darker shade to try on my brows to see how my features would "handle" a darker shade. I chose this Rimmel pencil in 002 Hazel because it looked like a light brown. Not only does it have little to no color payoff, I'm not even certain what color I would call it. Certainly not light brown. It's almost a warm medium blonde. And that's when I nearly grind it into my skin to try to get any color to show up at all. SO NOT like the wonderful creamy, glide-on texture of the waterproof Kohl Kajal pencils. Unfortunately, the brown in the Kohl Kajal is too dark to use for my brown brow experiment (and knowing the great color payoff, I know it would be REALLY intense), so my search must continue for an effective brow pencil in light brown. I would not re-buy one of these pencils, in any color.
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When I am trying to use the checkout page and fill information i am automatically re directed back to the cart. What can be the possible cause?
Hi, The demo-version of theme works correctly. It seems that there is problem on your local server. Please sent us email with access to your admin and FTP through our profile, so we can explore the problem.
Hiello, Just submitted several orders as guest and as customer without any problems on demo version. Could you please provide us with more detailed information: products which you ordered, billing/shipping address, etc..
I am getting the following error:
Your order cannot be completed at this time as there is no shipping methods available for it. Please make neccessary changes in your shipping address.
Hi, Did you choose any country from drop down list on one page checkout? If yes, then I'm asking you again to provide us with more detailed information: products which you ordered, billing/shipping address, etc… You can send that data in email through our profile.
I saw the demo site, but I couldn't find any configurable product or group product….
How does they look like in the product detail page and the quick view popup?
Can you please send me some sample links?
Hi, very good work with the theme update. I have a problem, my configurable product shows size and add to cart button below the description tabs.
Can you tell me what might be the problem?
I can provide scrrenshots!!
the theme u showed in demo is different for configurable product. Please provide updates
i figured it out… for guys who are having problem with config product, you can set the product display from product->design->display product options in
Hello. Yes, this is magento default feature
how can i apply your updates on my git repo. Can you help?
Hi there. Is it possible to have the language and currency picker at the top? Most people browsing probably wouldn't bother to look all the way down.
Hello. Sure you can move these blocks to the header section. It can be done in few small code changes.
Does it have the ability to change products image on mouseover in the category page?
Sure, this feature is provided by default in our themes.
How to remove the "Company" tab just before Welcome text?

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 <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('cms_footer_links') ?> <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('footer_links') ?>

By the way, to know from where html code is generated, you need to enable template path hints from magento. To do this go to System – > Configuration In the top left there is a box named "Current Configuration Scope: " which has a drop down. From that drop down, choose your store view name. By default it is last option in the drop down i.e Default Store View option. After this go to Advanced – > Developer->Debug. And here make Template Path Hints = Yes.
I am facing issues in Checkout process. Debugging shows problem with AJAX. shows 302 error code in console.
Hi, As you can see there no any error on demo version, so it is problem that appears only on your server. You can try solutions described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19588485/magento-onepage-checkout-saveorder-302-redirect Hope this helps.
is this theme working for 1.8.1?
Hello. Sure, it's compatible with 188.8.131.52
This theme is can be to Translate to Thai language ? From Thailand ,Thank you.
Hello, Sure, Thai language is supported too http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/magento-community-modules-thai-thailand-language-pack.html
Dear Support Team,
I have no knowledge of the Shopping website. If I buy your theme,The installation is easy or not? and could you let me know step by step for installation. Thank you so much.
There is step by step guide in the documentation that comes with the theme how to install our theme on already installed and configured magento. In additionally there is "1 step installation" feature that allows you to get configured theme in a few clicks + we can install our theme absolutely for free on your installed, configured and filled with some products magento.
On the home page I'm trying to remove "On sale products" section. I've removed it from the xml file (/app/code/local/Meigee/ThemeOptionsLookbook/etc/import/cms.xml), and cleared caching but the page still displays http://grab.by/tNSm any ideas how to get rid of that section?
Hello. Send us an email with this question through the contact form on our profile page using account you have used for purchase the theme.
I just did, please forward the response to my email address, email@example.com thanks
Hello, I am getting the following error:
Your order cannot be completed at this time as there is no shipping methods available for it. Please make neccessary changes in your shipping address.
can you help ,please ?
Hi, This is magento behavior and it is not related to our theme. Try to follow solutions described here: http://www.magentoassistance.com/no-shipping-methods/ and here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10779926/shipping-method-not-showing-in-magento Hope this helps.
With best regards, Dylan.
there is a small change needed in the theme but i cant find an email id to contact you. How should i contact you?
Hello, Here it is http://themeforest.net/user/MeigeeTeam#contact
hi, with chrome the fonts are bigger while with firefox /safari & IE it is ok. i have magento 1.8….
Could you pls send me the correction CSS? thanks
Since on demo version fonts are the same in different browser including Chrome browser recent version, that's mean that something overrides default theme behaviour. Please check the points below in order to find out and correct the issue:
- Third-party extensions
- Some custom modifications
- Custom sub-theme
- Some elements that left from previous themes
With best regards, Dylan.
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Hi, i'm thinking about buying Lookbook or Black & White theme, but I have some questions. First question, about support for Lookbook – last update was 3 months ago, are you going to add some boosters or not?
Second. Is it possible (in easy, non intrusive way) to put "add to cart" instead of compare on catalog and home page? I mean- there is no add to cart button unless you visit product page / detailed informations.
Third. Can I make image section bigger and move add-to-cart section below short description?
Fourth. Can I move language and currency selector somwhere near .top-box-wrapper?
Generally speaking, black & white looks more spectacular but offers worse ux, especially mobile version. Navigation is very specific there.
I would be gratefull if you answear my questions. Best regards Oskar
Also, "unlimited colors" feature wors the same as showed in Black & White ( http://meigeeteam.com/themes/black-and-white-magento-theme/ )
Hi, Oscar
Thank you for showing interest to our themes. The answers for your questions are below:
- First question, about support for Lookbook – last update was 3 months ago, are you going to add some boosters or not? We release update when we have enough new features. The new Lookbook version will be released soon.
- Is it possible (in easy, non intrusive way) to put "add to cart" instead of compare on catalog and home page? I mean- there is no add to cart button unless you visit product page / detailed informations. There is a quick view button which allow make a purchase from category/home page. Slight knowledge of CSS and coding is required in order to add that button on grid view.
- Third. Can I make image section bigger and move add-to-cart section below short description? There are 4 variants of product page layout, for example "small content" layout will have such view. Moving of add-to-cart section under short description will require slight coding and CSS knowledges.
- Fourth. Can I move language and currency selector somwhere near .top-box-wrapper? Yes, this will require slight coding and CSS knowledges.
Concerning the choice of theme: all our themes have different design, features and options in order to satisfy needs of every our customer. You can choose the most suitable theme with needed set of design and features, we can not join all of the theme designs and options in single one. Between, what do you mean saying that "Black and White theme has worse ux". Please share your opinion with us, probably we will implement your suggestion in one of next release of Black and White theme. You can do that by creating a ticket with note "New feature" in ticket system or sending us an email through our contact form. We really appreciate your thoughts about this.
With best regards, Dylan
This is a presale questions; I really like this theme but the problem is I want the "add to cart" button replace the "compare button" same as above comment. But I have no idea how to do it. The question is after I buy this theme, can your theme make this change for me?
And if there are new version of LOOKBOOK, will I update for free? thank you.
Hi, Yes we can replace "compare" button with "add to cart" one for free. Just create a new ticket here https://meigeeteam.freshdesk.com after purchase. Do no forget to provide your purchase code http://meigeeteam.com/purchase_code.png
As to updates, yes all updates are free of charge.
You can changes the proportions of your images from the admin. If you mean the width, you need to edit code.
Hello! This theme has compatibility with the Portuguese language (Brazil) and with its currency? I can use the themes on multiple Magento stores with regular license? thank you very much
Hello. Yes, this theme is compatible with this translation http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/magento-official-portuguese-translation.html
As to license issue, you have to buy different licences for each domains you want to use this theme on, not matter is this is one multiple or a few different magento stores.
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I'm interested in buying your theme for my magento store.
I have blow website built with magento. http://www.sayyesbridal.com/Previous worker worked on that website, and I'm totally newbie with magento (I'm familiar with wordpress though). I'll probably need your help to install the theme.
I have a few question before I make a purchase.
- Like the home layout on your theme (main slider, sneak peek on new arrivals, newsletter section and footer), could you make my home layout exact same as the demo?
- I'm afraid losing any existing information, products, categories, and any other contents. Is there any possibility to lose any contents or unwanted changes on setting?
I want a change mainly on the layout.
Please also let me know where should I contact for free installation after buying the theme. (and information you need for installation)
Thank you in advance.
Free installation means installation on a test magento store with test products, we do not install our themes on live stores for free. Also unfortunately our support doesn't cover changing content, configuring theme or something. All things you mentioned about are related to customisation service and can't be provided without additional fee. So if you are interested we can recommend you our trusted partner which knows our themes very well and offer customisation service. You can send us a private message through there contact form there http://themeforest.net/user/MeigeeTeam
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We are facing problem in lookbook integeration with magento ver 1.9. on Home Page Navigation links, New Products and On Sale Product Tabs Please share your contact email id for communication.
Cheers! Rajeev
We provide support only via ticket system. Please send your request through that form Don't forget to provide your purchase code
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text: The Games of Chance wiki last edited by Billy Batson on 06/25/13 02:59AM View full history A stand-alone story featuring a day in the life of the man with too many lives. After his adventures on the road, Chance wants nothing more than a few easy cases and — most important — to rebuild his relationship with his former wife, Mary. But, can Chance handle the pressure when another man's life isn't at stake? Or are the mysteries of those closest to him more threatening than any job he undertakes?


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Ranger Boats unveils 21-foot anniversary boat
Posted onRanger Boats is commemorating 45 years of boatbuilding by unveiling the limited-edition Carbon Z Anniversary Package, available only on the upcoming 2013 Ranger Z520C.
Limited quantities are slated to arrive this fall at authorized Ranger dealers, according to the builder.
"Forty-five years is a milestone of which we are very proud," Ranger Boats president Randy Hopper said in a statement. "We felt the best way to pay tribute to this anniversary year was to produce a one-of-a-kind boat that combines our latest innovations with the finest materials, craftsmanship and accessories. The result is a cutting-edge representation of the Ranger brand and serves as the perfect platform to celebrate our 45th anniversary."
Measuring 20 feet, 9 inches and rated for 250 hp, the all-new Ranger Z520C is available with a wide range of precision-matched, factory-rigged outboards, the company said. Based on the running surface of previous-generation Z520 hull designs, the all-new Ranger Z520C has a completely redesigned deck.
In addition to the anniversary model, Ranger is unveiling a redesigned website and a new 175-hp Ranger 1850LS, a continuation of the 1850RS.
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News True Crime spree hitting Hong Kong in Q4 2010 [UPDATE] Activision brings back open-world action series in Chinese metropolis; ModNation Racers studio United Front Games at the wheel; PS3, 360 now confirmed.
News Xbox delays Snoop Dogg's UNICEF appearance Rapper's insistence on game console contributes to tardiness at New York charity event.
News Xbox 360 gets another BC update Latest update pushes number of backward-compatible games past 250; 39 games added to list, nine games receive updated support.
News Microsoft to start $10 hits program Popular Xbox titles to sell for $9.99; Microsoft confirms 16 participating games in program's "first wave."
News True Crime PC now shoplifting The expanded, non-console version of Activision's action game has arrived in stores.
News True Crime for PC golden First non-console version of the popular driving-shooting-fighting game arrives at the factory.
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA Hands-On Impressions The PC version of Activision's driving/fighting/shooting game is nearly finished, and we get a final chance to check it out in development.
News PC-exclusive characters announced for True Crime Activision's upcoming crime action game for the PC will feature several exclusive character skins. Producer Brian Clarke takes us behind the scenes.
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA Preview Activision's successful console crime drama is coming to the PC, with PC-only features like multiplay and an even better soundtrack.
Feature True Crime: Streets of L.A. Walkthrough This guide to True Crime Streets of LA includes walkthroughs for every mission, including alternate missions and episodes, as well as cheats, and advice for picking out upgrades.
News Spot On: Advertising in Games Declining television ratings are prompting advertisers to reach the coveted young male demographic through games.
News True Crime lawsuit shelved Crime author Robert Crais drops lawsuit that alleged True Crime: Streets of LA borrowed heavily from a number of his novels.
News True Crime ships, star models for Puma Nick Kang from True Crime: Streets of LA will be modeling items from Puma's spring 2004 collection at the game's launch party.
News Snoop Dogg in True Crime fo-shizzle Activision confirms West Coast rapper will be playable in its upcoming Streets of LA
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA Impressions We try out Activision's upcoming Los Angeles-based action game.
News Call of Duty and True Crime mobile-izing Cell phone versions of two upcoming Activision games planned.
News True Crime taken to true court L.A. crime author Robert Crais sues Activision over Nick Kang character.
News True Crime's soundtrack announced West Coast gangsta rap pumps companion CD to Activision's would-be GTA.
News Doom 3, True Crime, Trinity delayed Activision's latest financial earnings call reveals delays for several major games.
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA Impressions Drive, fight, and shoot your way through Los Angeles' underworld in Activision's True Crime: Streets of LA.
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA E3 Preshow Report At E3, Activision will be displaying a free-ranging action game that will have you playing as ex-LAPD detective Nick Kang.
News Activision's E3 lineup Activision releases a list of the games that it will be showing at E3, including Doom III, True Crime, and Rome: Total War.
News Voice cast revealed for True Crime: Streets of LA Christopher Walken and Gary Oldman will be among the actors lending their voice talents to Activision's upcoming action game.
Previews True Crime: Streets of LA impressions Activision gives us a demo of its upcoming action adventure game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
News Activision acquires Luxoflux Activision announces that it has purchased the developer currently working on True Crime: Streets of LA.
Previews E3 2002True Crime: Streets of LA impressions Read up on Luxoflux and Activision's GTAIII-inspired PlayStation 2 cop game.
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After the adoption of the Bitcoin as payment for e-retailing giants, like Overstock and TigerDirect, now it is time for a giant of service industry, Fiverr, to accept digital currency as a form or payment.
For those who do not know, Fiverr is a portal the offers several online services for a starting price of $5.00 -a fiver, hence the company's name. Users register on the site and, after filling out a profile, can advertise their services – or Gigs – ranging from graphic and audiovisual jobs to programming, marketing, virtual assistants, among many others.
Through a partnership with Coinbase, one of the largest web wallets, the Gigs can now be purchased in BTC.
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Shooting involving Border Patrol agent on Tohono O'odham Nation
Police officers of the Tohono O'odham Nation responded to a shooting Monday morning involving a Border Patrol agent and three members of the nation.
Drug, human smuggling ring busted on Tohono O'odham Nation
The Tohono O'odham Police Department and a federal joint task force have busted a major drug- and human-trafficking ring, leading to a dozen arrests.
Ned Norris Jr. and Peter Yucupicio: Rosemont Mine plan is just horrible on so many levels
We, the leaders of Tohono O'odham Nation and Pascua Yaqui Tribes representing more than 50,000 Southern Arizonans, are outraged over the Arizona Daily Star's Jan. 19 editorial endorsing the proposed Rosemont Mine in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson.
Tucson Sector border agents seize marijuana, vehicles and track migrants
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector seized $2.4 million worth of marijuana, recovered two stolen trucks and arrested 14 migrants on the Tohono O'odham Nation Tuesday.
New cops will work at Tohono O'odham Nation schools
The Tohono O'odham Nation has a growing problem with drugs at schools, and it plans to address the problem by adding more on-site police officers.
Proposed Sierrita gas pipeline will cost taxpayers millions, Huckelberry says
The proposed Kinder Morgan Sierrita pipeline could cost taxpayers $11.2 million in its first year of operation.
Tohono O'odham housing authority receives $2.75 million grant
The Tohono O'odham Nation's housing authority received a $2.75 million federal grant to address family-housing needs.
2 former, local cops could lose licenses in separate incidents
Darrell Ramon is accused of crashing a police truck and failing to report the incident.
2 former, local cops could lose licenses in separate incidents
The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board opened cases against two local police officers at its June meeting.
State board investigates 2 local cops
The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board opened cases against two local police officers at its June meeting.
Another ruling gives O'odham OK to build casino in Glendale
PHOENIX - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the last vestiges of a challenge to a new casino in Glendale, saying it's legally irrelevant whether the state - or even voters - thought the deal they were approving precluded it.
Another ruling gives O'odham OK to build casino in Glendale
If the Tohono O'odham Nation finally gets to build its new casino in Glendale, it could look something like this. The tribe has been fighting legal obstacles for a decade; a favorable ruling Tuesday might still be appealed.
3 decomposing bodies found in desert over weekend
Three decomposing bodies were found by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents in the desert in two separate incidents over the weekend.
2 abandoned vehicles found with pot loads
Two abandoned vehicles with a total of more than 3,400 pounds of marijuana were found by Border Patrol agents in two separate incidents Tuesday.
Brush fire burns 9 acres southwest of Tucson
A brush fire burned nine acres southwest of the city before it was brought under control Tuesday night.
Bill would foil O'odham casino plans in Glendale
PHOENIX - Repeatedly rebuffed in court, the state and multiple Indian tribes are banking on federal legislation to block the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino on the edge of Glendale.
Real estate buy in city is a first for O'odham
University Medical Imaging is the only tenant of Plaza Antigua II, which is next to Plaza Antigua, anchored by Trader Joe's.
Real estate buy in city is a first for O'odham
The Tohono O'odham Nation has made its first real estate investment within Tucson's city limits.
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Here's hoping talks between the Davies brothers go smoothly and don't turn into one of their famous fights!Nothing official has been announced, but many members of the British press have been reporting that not only will The Kinks be reuniting, but a new album will also be on the way. U.K.'s The Sunday Times was the first to report on the pending reunion stating that brothers Ray and Dave Davies have been meeting and preparing to write new songs together. The Davies Brothers have been feuding for quite some time, but U.K.'s The Telegraph says that a big reason Ray and Dave have been able to put past arguments aside was because of the success of the Kinks musical, Sunny Afternoon, which has been a hit at London's Hampstead Theatre. I'm sure if fans knew that Sunny Afternoon would lead to a Kinks reunion, they would have clamored for one sooner! Here's hoping a few U.S. appearances are planned for this reunion…and by "few" I mean "a full tour."


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Morena Skalamera
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
Telephone: (617) 495-8448
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Morena Skalamera recently completed her Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Trieste. Her Ph.D. dissertation dealt with European-Russian energy cooperation and was funded by the International University Institute for European Studies (IUIES) with a grant to carry out research abroad. Her dissertation was primarily focused on understanding the lack of binding institutionalization of the EU-Russia energy relationship despite the high degree of interdependence between the two sides. She holds a B.A. and M.A. (summa cum laude) in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Trieste. During her M.A. studies, she spent a semester at Eckerd College in Florida, where she connected with professors who piqued her research interest in Russia-EU energy politics. During 2010-2011 she was a visiting student at the University of Westminster (London) where she completed a course in Diplomacy. She has attended many international conferences on energy issues, including 'Scenario Work on Eurasian Gas 2030' at Columbia University. She has also written several articles in the realm of politics as related to the EU-Russia Energy Security relations. During her tenure at the Belfer Center, she will be conducting research on a new project: "The Sino-Russian Gas Relationship and Chinas disruptive rise in Energy and Geopolitics." Her areas of expertise and interest include: energy cooperation between the EU and Russia, global energy governance, geopolitical and strategic issues arising from the unequal distribution of global energy resources (in particular, natural gas), the role of technological breakthroughs, the Sino-Russian energy cooperation and the making of the United States foreign and security policies. In the summer of 2013 she will be teaching a seminar on the Geopolitics of Energy at the Peking University School of Government in Beijing (China).
December 16, 2014
"Putin's Asia Strategy for 2015"
Op-Ed, N/A
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
In the midst of a confrontation between Russia and the West evocative of the Cold War, Russia has reinforced its pivot to Asia.
November, 2014
The Sino-Russian Gas Partnership: Explaining the 2014 Breakthrough
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
As Moscows relations with the West deteriorate, Putin seeks to show the world and the Russian people that he has alternative friends to the East. Be that as it may, the incentives leading to the mega deal were in place much earlier. This paper proposes a framework for assessing the deal along three dimensions: 1) gas trade and energy security implications; 2) regional- and global policy-related implications; and 3) prospects for the future.
October 29, 2014
"EU Must Resist Temptation of Energy Union"
Op-Ed, Moscow Times
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
Energy politics may ultimately define the shape of relations between Russia and the West during this latest crisis in Ukraine. Fears of a cold European winter without adequate amounts of natural gas from Russia are outweighing U.S.-led pressure for tougher sanctions against Moscow.
May 26, 2014
"Russia's Gas Pact With China Not About Ukraine"
Op-Ed, Moscow Times
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
After a decade of delays, on May 21 Russia and China clinched a $400 billion 30-year deal on the delivery of 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year starting in 2018. In Shanghai, President Vladimir Putin called the deal an "epic event."
May 2014
"Booming Synergies in Sino-Russian Natural Gas Partnership"
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
A central debate in the study of energy geopolitics concerns the relative importance of the Sino-Russian energy alliance and the lack of the long awaited deal in natural gas. The deadlock in natural gas is all the more puzzling when contrasted to the two countries flourishing ties in oil. In this paper, Morena Skalamera explores these developments by comparing the outcomes of the two deals and highlighting the distinctiveness of oil trade vis-à-vis gas trade.
"EU-Russia Cooperation in a Rapidly Changing Interregional Gas Market"
Journal Article, Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, issue 3
By Morena Skalamera, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy Project
In the past few years the gas sector has experienced a wave of unprecedented changes. The increasing globalization of gas markets and the technological breakthrough of shale gas production in the United States have triggered deep changes in Eurasian gas market governance.


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Dewey Cooper says not to underestimate Jessica Rakoczy's world championship pedigree
Dewey Cooper has long been one of the busiest men in the world of combat sports. Competing himself in boxing, MMA and Muay Thai, he also is a trainer, overseeing such accomplished gladiators as Beibut Shumenov and Jessica Rakoczy.
We caught up with Cooper at Lion Fight 11 and got his thoughts on Jessica Rakoczy and her time as a competitor on the UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter" show which is currently airing on Fox Sports 1. Rakoczy was considered a big underdog by many going into the show because of her less than spectacular MMA record, as well as relative anonymity amongst fans not familiar with her boxing exploits. Apparently the coaches on the show, Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey, were also unfamiliar with her since she was the last fighter chosen to be on a team.
This is the week those perceptions are going to change, according to Cooper, as Rakoczy will be fighting one of the pioneers of women's MMA, Roxanne Modaferri on the program which airs on Wednesday night. He encourages fans not to overlook what she has to offer.
"She has more world championship fights, than most of those girls have fights. Don't underestimate the boxing fights, and don't underestimate the eight world titles," Cooper said.
While those familiar with Rakoczy as a boxer, and those who have seen her grow as a mixed martial artist know better than to overlook her, her performance on the show Wednesday, and beyond (should she advance) will go a long way towards convincing others that she is as legitimate in MMA as she has been for a long time in boxing.


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It is popularly known as the default chat and IRC client of the GNOME desktop environment, with which integrates very well. In addition, several well known Linux distributions use Empathy as their default IM application, including Ubuntu.
Powered by Telepathy
The application uses the open source Telepathy communications framework and features a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the Gossip instant messaging client for UNIX-like operating systems.
It also includes support for a serverless communication service called People Nearby, which enables users to easily communicate with each other without having to connect to a specific instant messaging server.
Supports a wide range of IM protocols
The software runs only on the Linux platform and provides users with a modern and multi-protocol instant messenger that supports the Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, ICQ, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), Windows Live (MSN), Mxit, Myspace, SIP, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Japan, and Zephyr IM protocols.
All the IM protocols supported by the popular Pidgin IM client are also available in Empathy through the libpurple library. It allows users to transfer files on the XMPP/Jabber protocols and local networks, as well as to make voice and video call using the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and Google Talk protocols. Additionally, the software allows users to view and share their current location, log conversations, create private and group chats, and supports collaborative applications.
Designed for GNOME
If you use GNOME, clicking on the panel entry will give you quick access to contacts, rooms, file transfers, previous conversations, accounts, and the app's main preferences dialog, from where users can enable spell checking, GPS locations, echo cancellation for voice calls, and sounds, as well as to change the theme.
Overall, Empathy is a good instant messaging client for Linux-based operating system that use the GNOME desktop environment. Otherwise, you can use the open source Pidgin application.
Empathy was reviewed by Marius Nestor, last updated on November 8th, 2014